Advice for start-ups from an angel investor in China: China Paradigm transcript #122 with Philip Beck
Philip Beck is an entrepreneur, mentor, and angel investor in China. He has an annual return of 24% on his angel investments in China, and he has been in the field for the last 11 years. Philip previously worked in leadership roles at publicly listed advertising companies. He also is co-founder and CEO of two […]
Australian CEO and founder of Shanghai content production studio: China Paradigm transcript #118 with Rodney Evans
Today’s episode features Rodney Evans. He is the founder and CEO of Central Studios Shanghai. Rodney has been in China since 2005. He founded his Shanghai content production studio in 2009. They mostly cover production and post-production in photography and video, used as marketing content for brands in China. Central Studios Shanghai has a 1,000 […]
How a German chef started and grew his B2B & B2C food business in China that thrived during coronavirus: China Paradigm transcript #117 with Maik Juengst
Joining us today is Maik Juengst, the founder of Maik’s Gourmet, which is a boutique food business in China based out of Shenzhen. You have been in China for 7 years, but this is not your first company, Maik’s Gourmet was founded in 2018, but before that, you started a company in Manilla. So, you […]
How to succeed in the garments industry in China: China Paradigm transcript #116 with Vincent Djen
Vincent Djen is involved in the garments industry in China. He is the Director of Cheng Kung Garments, a family started and ran business founded in 1975. They make garments for famous brands such as GANT, Filipa-K, GANNI. They have a team of around 20 people. They work with several garments factories in China. He […]
A Beijing company designing and building high-end electric motorbikes in China: China Paradigm transcript #115 with Nathan Siy
Nathan Siy has created a motorbike company in China. Prior to building a motorbike company in China, he did electric motorbike tours in Beijing. In 2014 he founded his company, Evoke Motorcycles, he designs and manufactures electric motorbikes in China. He aims to become the market leader in electric motorbikes in China. Listen to the […]
China Paradigm 125: Advice from a 10-year entrepreneur in China’s travel industry to new entrants
We interview Yael Farjun, who is present co-leader at Travel Massive and an experienced entrepreneur, who founded 2 companies in China’s travel industry. Both have now been shut down due to travel restrictions. In this episode, Yael shares her 10 years of experience in China’s travel industry, talking honestly about the ups and downs, challenges […]
China Paradigm 121: Advertising in China with transparency and precise targeting
In this episode of China Paradigm, we interview Jie Zhang, a serial entrepreneur with a strong tech background and founder at AdChina.io a software as a service (SaaS) platform that makes advertising in China easier for foreign brands. The differences between advertising in China and the West are staggering when it comes to how the […]
China Paradigm Transcript #110: How an entrepreneur modified his product to create a successful platform enabling Western brands to optimize e-commerce performance in China
Find here China Paradigm episode 110. Josh Gardner is an entrepreneur with a background in Academic anthropology, logistics, and e-commerce. Since 2014 he has been running Kung Fu Data in China, which helps international brands to optimize e-commerce performance in China. Although business is going well now, things didn’t start way and Josh not making any […]
China Paradigm Transcript #109: Social media management platform helping international brands in the Chinese SaaS industry
Find here China Paradigm episode 109. Today we talk to Alex Li and Alex Duncan, co-founders of KAWO about the Chinese SaaS industry. KAWO is a leading social media management platform for international brands and agencies in China, providing them with data insights and finding social media solutions for their clients to help them grow in […]
China Paradigm Transcript #105: Merging family traditions with etiquette training in China
Click here for China Paradigm 104. In this interview, Guillaume Rué de Bernadac, the founder of a business for etiquette training in China, shares how his school perpetuates his family traditions as well as the diverse types of clients he teaches in China, whether it is adults, kids, or luxury organizations. Full transcript below: Welcome to China […]
China Paradigm 120: Paving the way for bakeries to enter and grow in China
Bakeries in China Matthieu David interviews Pierre Gilson, founder and chef at Stoneground Consulting. When it comes to the bakery & pastry industry there is definitely a paradigm in the context of the Chinese market. While westerners consume baked goods and pastries on a daily basis, Chinese consumers enjoy them on relatively special occasions. Pierre […]
China Paradigm 119: Building a leading marketing automation software in WeChat’s ecosystem
Matthieu David interviews Kai Hong, Chairman and Partner at JINGdigital. Customer Relationship Management is part of the day-to-day life of any company that needs to understand its customers better and in turn offer better services or products. JINGdigital is using is a marketing automation software and has been successfully serving 100+ global Fortune 1000 companies […]